This article was originally published November 8, 2016 on The Wilderness Society website. Biologist E.O. Wilson spoke recently with The Wilderness Society about his vision for conservation. In the opening pages of his new book Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life, world-renowned bi

“Humanity is passing through a bottleneck of overpopulation and environmental destruction. At the other end, if we pass through safely and take most of Earth’s life forms with us, human existence could be a paradise compared to today.”—E.O. Wilson The Wilderness Society has long held